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AM learns about £100m Valero proposal

Published

9 years ago

April 19, 2017

Tom Sinclair

Eluned Morgan AM: With female members of the workforce and Refinery General Manager Ed Tomp

STAFF at Pembroke Refinery welcomed Labour Regional Assembly Member Eluned Morgan yesterday (Apr 18), where the AM learnt more about Valero’s proposals for a £100 million investment in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Cogeneration Unit.

The Mid & West Wales AM boarded a site minibus to tour the planned construction site where the facility will be located, along with members of the refinery leadership and the CHP Unit project team.

The proposed project will provide power to the refinery as well as supplement the site’s steam demand, helping enable Wales’ only oil refinery and one of the largest regional employers to maintain its global competitiveness.

Following the site tour, Baroness Morgan also took time to talk with a group of female Valero members of staff to discuss opportunities for women in industry, and what can be done to improve the take up of STEM-related subjects by girls in school.

Eluned Morgan said: “Valero is hugely important not only to the economy of Pembrokeshire but right across Wales. These proposals show a real commitment to the plant in Pembroke, safeguarding jobs and providing sustainability for the years ahead.”

“Developing our infrastructure and building up our skills base is vital to the future prosperity of our rural economy. It is a discussion I am having with business leaders and academics as we work to create a new economic plan for rural Wales. I am especially pleased that Valero is doing so much in supporting apprenticeships and encouraging women into the industry.”

Stephen Thornton, Valero Refinery Public Affairs Manager, said, “Valero’s proposed plans for a CHP Cogeneration Unit at Pembroke is a massive vote of confidence in the workforce here at the refinery, and it is great to be able to share our plans in greater detail with Eluned Morgan.

“By making the refinery more competitive with our global peers, this project will help secure employment in the Pembrokeshire refining sector and allow us to continue providing high quality, well paid job opportunities for people in Pembrokeshire, especially as we work to champion roles within industry to women.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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2 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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2 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

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2 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.